Description
Akka versions <=2.4.16 and 2.5-M1 are vulnerable to a java deserialization attack in its Remoting component resulting in remote code execution in the context of the ActorSystem.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
http://doc.akka.io/docs/akka/2.4/security/2017-02-10-java-serialization.html
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0567
EPSS Percentile
92.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-502
Status
published
Products (3)
akka/akka
2.5 m1
akka/akka
< 2.4.16
com.typesafe.akka/akka-actor
0 - 2.4.17Maven
Published
Jul 17, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026